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BT Software Engineering Specialist in Bengaluru, India
Software Engineering Specialist
Job Req ID: 39252
Posting Date: 16 Sep 2024
Function: Content & Design
Unit: Networks
Location:
Outer Ring Road, Bellandur, Bengaluru, India
Salary: competitive
What you’ll be doing
Provide technical support and consultancy in the design, development, and application of network automation systems.
Responsible for estimating the time and type of resource needed to support deliverables for complex, high impact and high value network automation projects.
Drives efficiency and scalability through the tools and automation framework within the org and from the open source community.
Identify network automation requirements and develop functional and design specifications.
Use devops methodologies and manage network using software.
Work with internal teams to set the pace and policies for automated functionality in the network space.
Work with and mentor Network Automation engineers and provide team leadership.
Write and maintain software to solve complex network management and monitoring tasks.
Write and maintain software for deploying and auditing configuration of network devices.
Write and maintain software for monitoring network health, including metrics collection, visualization, and alerting.
Write and maintain software tracking network utilization over time to assist capacity planning models.
Write proper tests and documentation for all tools.
Collaborate with other teams to design and implement tools that help automate end-to-end processes that involve the network infrastructure.
Integrate existing open source software tools and participate in those open source projects in order to contribute any new features or bug fixes.
Implement and publish APIs for clients to consume platform services in a consistent way.
Work with product owners to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and implement features based on service line demand, industry trends, known defects, and issues.
Skills required for the job
Strong proficiency in Python and experience with relevant frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django, Flask).
Solid understanding of software development principles, including object-oriented programming and design patterns.
Experience with network automation/orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, Napalm, Nornir) and network management systems is a plus.
Ability to architect, design, implement, support, and evaluate tools and services with a security, scalability, and performance mindset in the area of Network Automation.
Understanding of IP Networking and it’s future direction.
CCNP/CCIE or equivalent desirable.
Ability to analyze customer’s deployed network technologies, existing playbooks and design documents to create automation solutions.
Understanding of RESTful APIs and experience in designing and developing API endpoints.
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, protocols, and technologies is a plus.
Familiarity with telecom-specific concepts such as OSS/BSS, network provisioning, and service orchestration is a plus.
Knowledge to Design and implement NetDevOps processes and CI/CD pipelines.
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
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